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Night Flight

2020 · ★ 10

A pilot navigates a storm. Inspired by the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Shot on an iPhone XS.

The Pact

2011 · ★ 5.1

A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and sinister presence emerges. Short, remade full length in 2012.

Barcelona

2019

Ilmari is escaping snowy Finland to go skateboarding in Barcelona, but a quiet evening at a house party escalades into misunderstandings, arguments and too many “second opinions”.

The Force That Through the Green Fire Fuels the Flower

2011

The Force That Through The Green Fire Fuels The Flower, a contemporary silent film follows a man through a journey of memories in the course of one night. During one drunken night at a bar, vivid flashbacks of his life come back to him making him realize that memories may appear in unexpected forms.

Two Men Kissing

2008

In a single kiss, two men explore sexual emotion, sexual tension and the intensity of man-on-man bonding and loving.

Hello From Taiwan

2020 · ★ 10

After a year of separation, a young Taiwanese American girl and her mom struggle to reconnect with her dad and two older sisters across familial and cultural divides.

Ghost of future lives

2025

In the midst of a climatic apocalypse, Sol and Alex live in a shelter adapted for their survival. When the system that provides them with oxygen begins to fail, their fears and ghosts become present. Facing the imminent end, they find comfort in one another, accompanying each other on their last day of their lives.

Achterbahn der Gefühle

1995

The various moods and problems of adolescents during puberty are highlighted. Even the most intimate problems of the main characters are portrayed in a sensitive manner.

Born This Way

Follows Supernova, a young Christian, and the backlash they face after coming out to their church as LGBTQ+. Loosely based on director Tatiana Navarrette’s own experiences.

Is It Just Me?

2010 · ★ 5.6

A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate’s picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.

All You Need Is Love

2009 · ★ 7.5

When Katharina got an unexpected letter from her son Hans announcing that he was getting married and that he and his fiancé Nicki were leaving Berlin to come visit her...

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963 · ★ 6.9

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.